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Observations on the morphology of the testis in the larvae of Moniliformis (Acanthocephala)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

S. O. Asaolu
S. O. Asaolu
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, The Molteno Institute, Downing Street, Cambridge
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Summary

Testes in the male early acanthella of Moniliformis dubius are cellular. The testes in the middle and late acanthellae and cystacanth stage also contain individual cells but these are embedded in a compact supporting syncytium which also forms the boundary of the testis. The testes are embedded in the cytoplasmic wall of the ligament sac in the early acanthella but after this stage they become exposed in the cavity of the sac when the surfaces of the testes become covered by a surface coat. Certain cells adjacent to testes primordia in the early acanthella appeared to have formed rudiments of vasa efferentia in the middle acanthella.

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Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 92 , Issue 1 , February 1986 , pp. 173 - 180
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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